Los Frailes (archipelago)
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| Waters | Caribbean Sea | |
| archipelago | Leeward Islands | |
| Geographical location | 11 ° 13 ′ N , 63 ° 45 ′ W | |
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| Number of islands | 10 | |
| Main island | Puerto Real | |
| Total land area | 1.92 km² | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Los Frailes (span. Archipiélago de Los Frailes , German meaning archipelago of the monks ) is a group of small islands in the Caribbean Sea , about 20 km northeast of about Venezuela belonging Isla Margarita area. Geographically, the islands belong to the islands under the wind , politically to the Venezuelan federal territories ( Dependencias Federales ).
The uninhabited archipelago consists of ten small, barren rocky cliffs, which together have a land area of only 1.92 km². The largest island in the group is Puerto Real , also known as Fraile Grande . It is 2.2 km long and has an area of 0.75 km².
The islands extend for nine kilometers from north to south (including Roca del Norte):
- Roca del Norte (3.8 km to the north)
- Chepere
- Guacaraida
- Puerto Real
- Nabobo
- Cominoto
- Macarars
- Guairiare
- La Balandra
- La Peche
- El Chaure
- Morro Blanco
Web links
Private page with many pictures of the Los Frailes (English)
